2024 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

2024 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Dates	2 August - 20 October 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Glen Rovers (1st title) Dean Brosnan (captain) Tomás Mulcahy (manager)
Runners-up	Blarney Mark Coleman (captain) Michael Barrett (manager)
Relegated	Cloyne
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	74 (3.08 per match)
Points scored	817 (34.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Fenton (2-46)
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The 2024 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. ^[1] The championship ran from 2 August to 20 October 2024.

The final was played on 20 October 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blarney, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–17 to 1–13 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade. ^{[2] [3]}

Alan Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 2-46.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

• Glen Rovers ^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Castlelyons ^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

• Newcestown ^[6]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mallow ^[7]

Participating teams

Clubs

Team	Location	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)
Ballyhea	Ballyhea	Black and yellow	Aidan Fitzgerald
Blarney	Blarney	Red and white	Michael Barrett	Mark Coleman
Bride Rovers	Rathcormac	Green, white and gold	Brian Murphy	Shane O'Connor Brian Roche
Carrigtwohill	Carrigtwohill	Blue and yellow	John Griffin
Castlelyons	Castlelyons	Green and yellow	Noel Furlong	Colm Spillane
Cloyne	Cloyne	Red and black	Brian Motherway
Courcey Rovers	Ballinspittle	Red and white	Seán Guiheen	Fergus Lordan
Fermoy	Fermoy	Black and yellow	Don O'Connell	Greg Lardner
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, yellow and black	Tomás Mulcahy	Dean Brosnan
Inniscarra	Inniscarra	Blue and white	Danny O'Donoghue	Conor O'Leary
Killeagh	Killeagh	Green and yellow	Bryan McCarthy	Seán Long Dinny Walsh
Na Piarsaigh	Fairhill	Black and yellow	Mark Mullins

Group A

Group A table

  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blarney	3	3	0	0	78	53	25	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	2	0	1	64	60	4	4
Courcey Rovers	3	0	1	2	60	67	-7	1
Carrigtwohill	3	0	1	2	55	77	-22	1

Group A results

Na Piarsaigh v Courcey Rovers

2 August 2024Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	2-16 - 0-19	Courcey Rovers	Brinny Sportsfield
	P Guest 0-6 f, D Connery 0-6 (0-2 f, 0-2 65), R O’Sullivan 1-1, L Sheehan 1-0, S Forde, P O’Rourke, C Hannifin 0-1 each.	Report	R Sweetman 0-11 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), T O’Sullivan 0-4, B Ryan 0-2, O Crowley, S Twomey 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Blarney v Carrigtwohill

3 August 2024Round 1	Blarney	3-24 - 0-14	Carrigtwohill	Caherlag Grunds
	C Barrett 2-4 (0-1 f), S Barrett 1-6 (0-2 f), P Power 0-4, C McCarthy, D McSweeney, M Coleman 0-2 each, C Hegarty, P Crowley, O Hegarty, P Philpott 0-1 each.	Report	S Walsh 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-2 65), J Oke 0-3, P Hogan 0-2, A Walsh-Barry, J Mulcahy, L Gosnell, D Murnane, C O’Riordan 0-1 each.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Carrigtwohill v Na Piarsaigh

23 August 2024Round 2	Carrigtwohill	2-16 - 2-19	Na Piarsaigh	Caherlag Grounds
	S Walsh 1-10 (1-0 pen, 0-6 f), L Gosnell 1-2, J McCarthy, L O’Sullivan, J Mulcahy, S Brennan 0-1 each.	Report	P Guest 1-3 (0-2 f) R O’Sullivan 1-2, D Connery 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 65) L Sheehan 0-4, D Lee 0-2, S Forde 0-2, C Hannifin, K Moynihan 0-1 each.

Courcey Rovers v Blarney

24 August 2024Round 2	Courcey Rovers	3-13 - 1-23	Blarney	Riverstick Grounds
	R Sweetnam (0-9, 0-8 frees), S Twomey and A O’Donovan (0-1 free) (1-1 each), R O’Callaghan (1-0), O Crowley and T O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	S Barrett (0-11, 0-5 frees), C McCarthy (1-3), P Power (0-3), M Coleman (0-2, 0-1 free), P Philpott, D McSweeney, E Kirby and C Barrett (0-1 each).

Blarney v Na Piarsaigh

7 September 2024Round 3	Blarney	0-19 - 0-17	Na Piarsaigh	Ovens Grounds
	S Barrett 0-9 (0-4 frees, 0-1 65), E Kirby 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, C Barrett, P Power, D McSweeney, J O’Keeffe, M Coleman (free) 0-1 each.	Report	P Guest (frees), 0-5, D Connery 0-4 (0-2 frees), R O’Sullivan and K Moynihan 0-2 each, S Forde, E Sheehan, C Hogan and C Hannafin 0-1 each.

Carrigtwohill v Courcey Rovers

7 September 2024Round 3	Carrigtwohill	2-13 - 0-19	Courcey Rovers	Carrigaline Grounds
	S Walsh (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65); J Mulcahy (1-1); L Gosnell (0-2, 1 free); A Walsh Barry, P Hogan, J Oke, J McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	R Sweetnam (0-14, 9 frees, 1 65); S Twomey, A O’Donovan (0-2 each); T O’Sullivan (0-1).

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bride Rovers	3	3	0	0	76	37	39	6
Castlelyons	3	2	0	1	66	54	12	4
Fermoy	3	1	0	2	50	53	-3	2
Cloyne	3	0	0	3	39	87	-48	0

Group B results

Fermoy v Castlelyons

2 August 2024Round 1	Fermoy	0-16 - 2-17	Castlelyons	Bride Park
	D Daly 0-8 (0-7 f), M Brennan 0-3, J Carr 0-2, P De Róiste, A Aherne, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	A Fenton 0-9 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), E Maye 1-1, K O’Leary 0-3, D Morrisson 1-0, A Spillane, J Kearney 0-2 each.	Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

Bride Rovers v Cloyne

3 August 2024Round 1	Bride Rovers	2-29 - 0-12	Cloyne	Killeagh Grounds
	R O’Connell 1-4, A Walsh 0-7 (0-5 f), P O’Flynn 0-5, B Roche 0-4, L Roche 1-1, C Ryan, J Ahern 0-2 each, J Peters, S O’Connor, D Cashman, D Barry 0-1 each.	Report	A Walsh 0-7 f, B Walsh 0-2, C Cahill, N Cahill, I Cahill 0-1 each.

Castlelyons v Bride Rovers

23 August 2024Round 2	Castlelyons	1-10 - 1-21	Bride Rovers	St Catherine's Park
	A Fenton (1-6, 0-5 frees), B Murphy (0-2), D Spillane and A Spillane (0-1 each).	Report	A Walsh (0-11, 0-9 frees), C Tobin (1-1), J Ahern (0-3), C Ryan and P O’Flynn (0-2 each), S O’Connor and D Barry (0-1 each).

Cloyne v Fermoy

25 August 2024Round 2	Cloyne	1-10 - 3-13	Fermoy	Youghal Grounds
	A Walsh 0-6 f, I Cahill 1-0, C Motherway, B Walsh, N Cahill, M Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	A Aherne 2-0, J Molloy 1-2, J Carr 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), D Daly 0-3 (0-2 f) P Murphy, D Lardner, C Fitzpatrick, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Bride Rovers v Fermoy

7 September 2024Round 3	Bride Rovers	0-17 - 0-12	Fermoy	St Catherine's Park
	A Walsh 0-8 (0-5 f), P O’Flynn 0-3, R O’Connell 0-2, C Ryan, C Hazelwood, D Barry, B Roche 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-6 f), S Coughlan 0-2 f, M Brennan, J O’Brien, P Murphy 0-1 each.

Cloyne v Castlelyons

7 September 2024Round 3	Cloyne	0-14 - 0-30	Castlelyons	Jamesy Kelleher Park
	E Motherway (0-4), B Walsh (0-3), A Walsh (0-2, frees), T O’Regan, C Motherway, C Cahill, N Cahill and I Cahill (0-1 each).	Report	A Fenton (0-11, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65), N O’Leary, J Kearney and K O’Leary (0-4 each), L Doocey, A Spillane and C Spillane (0-2 each), B Murphy (0-1 each).

Group C

Group C table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glen Rovers	3	3	0	0	92	44	48	6
Killeagh	3	1	0	2	71	65	6	2
Ballyhea	3	1	0	2	57	76	-19	2
Inniscarra	3	1	0	2	53	88	-35	2

Group C results

Ballyhea v Inniscarra

2 August 2024Round 1	Ballyhea	3-11 - 1-20	Inniscarra	Grenagh Grounds
	P O’Callaghan 1-5 f, M O’Sullivan 1-2, G Morrissey 1-0, J Hickey, C Cox, T Hanley, E O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	P Holland 1-4 (0-4 f), J Enright 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), C Lynch 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, S Sheehan, S O’Mahony, L Ryan, A McCarthy, F O’Leary, D O’Keeffe, M Nagle 0-1 each.	Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown)

Glen Rovers v Killeagh

2 August 2024Round 1	Glen Rovers	3-19 - 0-14	Killeagh	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	S Lynam 1-5 (0-3 f), S Kennefick 1-2, L Horgan 1-0, D Brosnan 0-4, E O’Leary 0-3, M Dooley, B Moylan 0-2 each, R Dunne 0-1.	Report	D McCarthy 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), D Buckley, E Lane 0-2 each, S Walsh (f), C Leahy 0-1 each.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Killeagh v Ballyhea

25 August 2024Round 2	Killeagh	4-09 - 2-16	Ballyhea	Páirc Bhríde
	Colm Leahy 3-0; R McCarthy 1-0 (1P), D Buckley 0-2, R Long 0-2, Ciaran Leahy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, E Lane 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, A Leahy 0-1.	Report	J Morrissey 0-6 (1f); J Hickey 0-4 (2f, 1 65), G Morrissey 1-0, M Browne 1-0 (1 P), P O’Callaghan 0-3 (1f), D Copps 0-2, E O’Leary 0-1.

Inniscarra v Glen Rovers

25 August 2024Round 2	Inniscarra	1-12 - 2-26	Glen Rovers	Blarney Grounds
	J Enright 0-7 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), S O’Mahony 1-1, D O’Keeffe, M Murphy 0-2 each.	Report	S Lynam 1-7 (0-5 f), S Kennifick 0-5, D Brosnan, B Moylan, E O’Leary 0-4 each, R Downey 1-1, R Dunne 0-1 each.

Glen Rovers v Ballyhea

7 September 2024Round 3	Glen Rovers	3-23 - 0-15	Ballyhea	Kanturk Grounds
	S Kennefick 2-4, S Lynam 1-6 (0-3 f), D Brosnan 0-5, E O’Leary 0-3, E Downey, R Downey, D Dooling, M Dooley, L Horgan 0-1 each.	Report	J Hickey 0-9 (0-8 f), E O’Leary, J Morrissey (f), M O’Sullivan 0-2 each.

KIlleagh v Inniscarra

7 September 2024Round 3	KIlleagh	4-24 - 1-12	Inniscarra	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	D McCarthy (1-9, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), R McCarthy (1-5, 0-2 frees, 0-1 65), Colm Leahy (1-2), D Buckley (1-1), S Smiddy (0-3), S Long (0-2), Ciarán Leahy and R Long (0-1 each).	Report	J Enright (0-6, 0-5 frees), M Nagle (1-0), C Lynch (0-2), S O’Mahony, F O’Leary, D O’Keeffe and M Murphy (0-1 each).

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Bride Rovers (Imokilly)	1-11
	Blarney (Muskerry)	3-20			Blarney (Muskerry)	2-19
	Killeagh (Imokilly)	3-16							Blarney (Muskerry)	1-13
									Glen Rovers (Seandun)	3-17
					Glen Rovers (Seandun)	3-16
	Castlelyons (Imokilly)	3-23 p			Castlelyons (Imokilly)	1-16
	Na Piarsaigh (Seandun)	2-26

Relegation playoff

Cloyne v Carrigtwohill

21 September 2024Playoff	Cloyne	0-09 - 3-18	Carrigtwohill	Castlemartyr Grounds
	A Walsh (0-6, 4 frees); M Cahill, C Mullins, P O’Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	S Walsh (2-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-5 frees); S Brennan (1-1); D Murnane (0-4, 1 free); L Gosnell (0-3, 1 free); P O’Sullivan, P Hogan, J Horgan, L O’Sullivan (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

Castlelyons v Na Piarsaigh

21 September 2024Quarter-final	Castlelyons	3-23 - 2-26 Penalties: 9-8	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Fenton 1-11 (1-0 pen, 0-4 f, 0-2 65), K O’Leary 0-5, D Morrison, L Doocey 1-0 each, A Spillane, J Kearney, B Murphy 0-2 each, E Maye 0-1.	Report	P Guest 0-12 (0-8 f, 0-2 65), C Hanifin 1-3, L Sheehan 1-1, R O’Sullivan 0-4, K Forde 0-3, K Moynihan, C Hogan, S Forde 0-1 each.

Blarney v Killeagh

22 September 2024Quarter-final	Blarney	3-20 - 3-16	Killeagh	Clonmult Memorial Park
	S Barrett (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), P Power (1-2), D McSweeney and C Barrett (1-1 each), E Kirby (0-4), C McCarthy (0-3), P Crowley (0-2).	Report	D McCarthy (0-8, 0-7 frees), R McCarthy (1-2, 0-1 free), Colm Leahy (1-1), S Smiddy (1-0), S Long (0-2), A Walsh, Ciarán Leahy and R Long (0-1 each).

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Castlelyons

6 October 2024Semi-final	Glen Rovers	3-16 - 1-16	Castlelyons	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Horgan 2-9 (1-0 pen, 0-8 f, 0-1 65), E O’Leary 1-1, D Brosnan 0-2, S Kennefick, R Dunne, M Dooley, B Moylan 0-1 each.	Report	A Fenton 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), A Spillane 1-3, J Kearney, L Doocey, C Spillane, C McCarthy 0-1 each.

Bride Rovers v Blarney

6 October 2024Semi-final	Bride Rovers	1-11 - 2-19	Blarney	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P O’Flynn 1-3 (0-1f), A Walsh 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 65), R O’Connell 0-2, B Roche, C Ryan, C Hogan (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Barrett 0-7 (0-4f), C McCarthy 1-2, P Power 0-4, C Barrett 1-1, E Kirby, M Coleman (0-1f) 0-2 each, P Crowley 0-1.

Final

Glen Rovers v Blarney

20 October 2024Final	Glen Rovers	3-17 - 1-13	Blarney	SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Horgan 2-6 (1-4 f), D Brosnan 0-4, L Quilligan 1-1, B Moylan 0-2 (0-1 f), S Kennefick, M Dooley, S Lynam, L Coughlan 0-1 each.	Report	S Barrett 0-4 (0-2 f), M Coleman 0-3 (0-2 f), C McCarthy 1-0, P Power 0-2, C Hegarty, E Kirby, D Hanlon, C Barrett 0-1 each.	Referee: W King (Banteer)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan Fenton	Castlelyons	2-46	52	5	10.40
2	Shane Barrett	Blarney	1-44	47	6	7.83
3	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	4-26	38	4	9.50
4	Ryan Sweetnam	Courcey Rovers	0-34	34	3	11.33
5	Pádraig Guest	Na Piarsaigh	1-26	29	4	7.25
6	Stephen Lynam	Glen Rovers	3-19	28	5	5.60
7	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	4-15	27	2	13.50
8	Dylan McCarthy	Killeagh	0-26	26	4	6.50
9	Simon Kennefick	Glen Rovers	3-13	22	5	4.40
	Adam Walsh	Bride Rovers	0-22	22	4	5.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	2-09	15	Castlelyons
2	Alan Fenton	Castlelyons	1-11	14	Na Piarsaigh
	Ryan Sweetnam	Courcey Rovers	0-14	14	Carrigtwohill
4	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	1-10	13	Na Piarsaigh
5	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	2-06	12	Cloyne
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	2-06	12	Blarney
	Dylan McCarthy	Killeagh	1-09	12	Inniscarra
	Pádraig Guest	Na Piarsaigh	0-12	12	Castlelyons
9	Shane Barrett	Blarney	0-11	11	Courcey Rovers
	Adam Walsh	Bride Rovers	0-11	11	Castlelyons
	Alan Fenton	Castlelyons	0-11	11	Cloyne
	Ryan Sweetnam	Courcey Rovers	0-11	11	Na Piarsaigh

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (14 December 2023). "Castlehaven drawn with Clonakilty and Carbery Rangers for second successive year". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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5. O'Mahony, Barry (15 October 2023). "Castlelyons come good late on to defeat Kilworth and land PIHC title". Echo Live. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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External links

• Cork GAA website